The comment period for NStar’s proposed spraying plan for 2014 has been extended for 45 days past the original Jan. 3 deadline.

The state Department of Agricultural Resources extended the deadline following appeals from Cape Codders. The region’s legislative delegation sent a letter to DAR Commissioner Greg Watson arguing that the original comment period, which included the holidays, did not provide sufficient time for towns “to review the completeness and accuracy” of NStar maps of sensitive areas, “not to mention not being provided the funds to do so.”